pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to join forces; to cooperate
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
with a crack; with a smash
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
scene; spectacle; sight; view